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adaptive design
a·dapt·ive de·sign
Definitions related to adaptive design:
  • A clinical trial design that allows for prospectively planned modifications to one or more aspects of the design based on accumulating data from subjects in the trial.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Indicate if the study includes a prospectively planned opportunity for modification of one or more specified aspects of the study design and hypotheses based on analysis of data (usually interim data) from subjects in the study.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (adaptive study design indicator) An indication as to whether a study's design includes a prospectively planned opportunity for modification of one or more specified aspects of the study design and/or hypotheses based on analysis of data, usually interim data.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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